--export-upstream without --merge doesn't convince builddeb to export, but still tries get-orig-source/watch logic in jaunty

[Alexander Sack]

bzr branch lp:~gnash/gnash/ubuntu.head

ii bzr-builddeb 2.1.2 bzr plugin for Debian package management
ri bzr 1.13~rc1-1build1 easy to use distributed version control system

Binary package hint: bzr-builddeb

for our gnash branch we get:
$ bzr bd --export-upstream=http://bzr.savannah.gnu.org/r/gnash/release_0_8_5
Building using working tree
Looking for a way to retrieve the upstream tarball
Using apt to look for the upstream tarball.
apt could not find the needed tarball.
Trying to use get-orig-source to retrieve needed tarball.
make: Nothing to be done for `get-orig-source'.
get-orig-source did not create gnash_0.8.5.orig.tar.gz
Using uscan to look for the upstream tarball.
dpkg: version 'drwxr-xr-x 2 1003 1003 4096 May 07 2006 0.7.1' has bad syntax: version string has embedded spaces
dpkg: version 'drwxr-xr-x 2 1003 1003 4096 Nov 17 2006 0.7.2' has bad syntax: version string has embedded spaces
dpkg: version 'drwxr-xr-x 2 1003 1003 4096 Jun 10 2007 0.8.0' has bad syntax: version string has embedded spaces
dpkg: version 'drwxr-xr-x 2 1003 1003 4096 Aug 29 2007 0.8.1' has bad syntax: version string has embedded spaces
dpkg: version 'drwxr-xr-x 2 1003 1003 4096 Mar 05 2008 0.8.2' has bad syntax: version string has embedded spaces
dpkg: version 'drwxr-xr-x 2 1003 1003 4096 Jun 17 2008 0.8.3' has bad syntax: version string has embedded spaces
dpkg: version 'drwxr-xr-x 2 1003 1003 4096 Oct 13 21:15 0.8.4' has bad syntax: version string has embedded spaces
dpkg: version 'drwxr-xr-x 2 1003 1003 4096 Mar 03 20:05 0.8.5' has bad syntax: version string has embedded spaces
dpkg: version 'drwxr-xr-x 2 1003 1003 4096 May 07 2006 0.7.1' has bad syntax: version string has embedded spaces
dpkg: version 'drwxr-xr-x 2 1003 1003 4096 May 07 2006 0.7.1' has bad syntax: version string has embedded spaces
dpkg: version 'drwxr-xr-x 2 1003 1003 4096 Nov 17 2006 0.7.2' has bad syntax: version string has embedded spaces
dpkg: version 'drwxr-xr-x 2 1003 1003 4096 Aug 29 2007 0.8.1' has bad syntax: version string has embedded spaces
dpkg: version 'drwxr-xr-x 2 1003 1003 4096 May 07 2006 0.7.1' has bad syntax: version string has embedded spaces
dpkg: version 'drwxr-xr-x 2 1003 1003 4096 Nov 17 2006 0.7.2' has bad syntax: version string has embedded spaces
dpkg: version 'drwxr-xr-x 2 1003 1003 4096 Jun 10 2007 0.8.0' has bad syntax: version string has embedded spaces
dpkg: version 'drwxr-xr-x 2 1003 1003 4096 Jun 17 2008 0.8.3' has bad syntax: version string has embedded spaces
dpkg: version 'drwxr-xr-x 2 1003 1003 4096 Mar 03 20:05 0.8.5' has bad syntax: version string has embedded spaces
dpkg: version 'drwxr-xr-x 2 1003 1003 4096 Jun 17 2008 0.8.3' has bad syntax: version string has embedded spaces
dpkg: version 'drwxr-xr-x 2 1003 1003 4096 Oct 13 21:15 0.8.4' has bad syntax: version string has embedded spaces
dpkg: version 'drwxr-xr-x 2 1003 1003 4096 May 07 2006 0.7.1' has bad syntax: version string has embedded spaces
dpkg: version 'drwxr-xr-x 2 1003 1003 4096 Nov 17 2006 0.7.2' has bad syntax: version string has embedded spaces
dpkg: version 'drwxr-xr-x 2 1003 1003 4096 Jun 10 2007 0.8.0' has bad syntax: version string has embedded spaces
dpkg: version 'drwxr-xr-x 2 1003 1003 4096 Mar 05 2008 0.8.2' has bad syntax: version string has embedded spaces
uscan could not find the needed tarball.
bzr: ERROR: Unable to find the needed upstream tarball: gnash_0.8.5.orig.tar.gz.

passing --export-upstream-revision=... on top doesn't convince builddeb to export either.

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

regression from intrepid; consider this as release blocker still.

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

nominating as release critical; i have a bunch of branches that need --export-upstream

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

ok after discussion with james_w its not release critical.